Vladek Life Timeline

  • Vladek get married with Anja

    Vladek get married with Anja
    Vladek moved to father-in-law 's apartments with Anja.
  • Vladek and Anja' s First son - Richiev born.

    Vladek and Anja' s First son - Richiev born.
    Anja stayed with hers family and Vladek went to live in Bielsko for his factory business and find a apartment for themselves.
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    Anja was sick, they went to Sanitariu

    She always feel depressed. Vladek's father-in-law let Vladek go to the Sanitariu with Anja that was helpful for Anja's illness. Vladek clam Anja down and make Anja happy when they was in the Sanitarium.
  • Vladek first time saw the swastika

    Vladek first time saw the swastika
    when their train passed a small town, Jews saw a Nazi's flag hanging high in the center of town. His fellows told them two story about how the Jews were treated by Nazi.
  • Vladek had to join the Polish army

    Vladek had to join the Polish army
    Anja, Richieu and governess have to go to the Sosnowies where is a safe currently.
  • Outbreak of War

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    Vladek be a prisoner of War

    At beginning, Nazi man threaten to kill him because his gun was warm. The Vladek told him his teammate told him to shoot so the Nazis didn't kill him but to put him in a prisoner of war camp. He learned a lots skills from camp, like Vladek cleaned himself in cold lake and make himself stronger and stonger. Then they went to better camp. Spiegelman's relative save him form the camp. Then he come back home and his mother bring him to his father-in-law's home.
  • Vladek's mother dead

    She dead by cancer.
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    Vladek did some business to looked after his family in the hard time

    At begining of he did black market business but when his father -in-law's friend dead. Vladek stated looking for others business. “After hanging I looked for another business...I started to trade gold and Jewelry.(Page 86)” “For a while I had also a food business…(Page 87)” Vladek did some business like the food business and gold business to made some zlotys.
  • Vladek visited Ilzeckl

    Ilzeckl told sent his son to his good friend and his good friend is a pole. His friend will take his son until the end of the war. Vladek want to send Richieu to Ilzeckl's friend's home too, but Anja and his family disagreed. ( One of the reasons for Vladek felt guilty to Richieu。 )
  • Vladek's father-in-law 's friends and his son dead and German hanged them on the street

    Vladek's father-in-law 's friends and his son dead and German hanged them on the street
    Vladek can't to go outside for few day because he didn't want to pass where they hanging. He felt guilty about them and cried.
  • Vladek look after his family in the hard time

    At begining of he did black market business but when his father -in-law's friend dead. Vladek stated looking for others business.“After hanging I looked for another business...I started to trade gold and Jewelry.(Page 86)” “For a while I had also a food business…(Page 87)” Vladek did some business like the food business and gold business to made some zlotys.
  • Vladek and other Jews came to the stadium

    Vladek and Anja's family went to the good side, but his father went to the bad side because of he worried about Vladek's sister and her 4 children.
  • Vladek and others Jews must left Sosnowiec and moved to Srodula

  • Vladek let Richieu to Zawiercie with Persis

    Vladek let Richieu to Zawiercie with Persis
    Wolfe’s uncle Persis had some influence with the Germans in Zawiercie and Vladek think Richieu stayed with Persis will be safer than stayed with himself. So he let Richieu to Zawiercie with Persis. (this decision make Vladek and Anja regret for life)
  • Richieu dead

    Germans killed some of Jews who were leader in the Ghetto. Persis was died. And his neighbor told his wife Tosha the German will come and take them to the Zawiercie. She didn’t want to go to the Zawiercie, so Tosha choosed killed herself and the three children include Richieu. (One of the reasons for the recurrence of Anja depression)
  • Anja's parents were caught to the AUSCHWITZ by Nazis

    Vladek and were caught by Nazis and then Vladek's cousin help them to escape,but his father-in-law and his mother-in-law were too old to hard disguised. So Vladek's cousin didn't help them to escape, however he took Vladek's father-in-law's value.
  • Vldek and Anja were shiped to the concentrtion camp Auschwits.

    Vldek and Anja were shiped to the concentrtion camp Auschwits.
    Nazis put Vladek and Anja in the jail, and then Nazis took them to the camp where was Concentration Auschwitz. They pushed men and women into 2 different directions and Vladek and Anja never saw each other for a long time
  • Vladek meets a Catholic priest, who gives him hope when he shows Vladek how lucky his prisoner number is.

    Vladek meets a Catholic priest, who gives him hope when he shows Vladek how lucky his prisoner number is.
    Priest gave Vladek hope when he shows Vladek how lucky his prisoner number is.
  • Vladek taught Kapo English at Barrack

    Vladek gets some favors by giving English lessons to the Polish Kapo. Kapo told him, he will send him to "Quarantin Block" as long as he can.
  • Vladek worked in the Quarantine

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    Vladek know his wife - Anja still life and bring a letter from Anja.

    Mancie help Vladek found his wife. And Vladek form the letter knew Anja's Kapo was very mean and she can't to do the work that her Kapo gave hers.
  • Over a 100000 Hungarian Jews were gassed

  • Vladek worked in Tin shop

    Vladek worked in Tin shop
    He meet the Yidl who was the chief of the Tinmen. Vladek used some food made friend with Yidl. He found Mancie and ask Mancie help him to found his wife - Anja who were in Birkenau.
  • Vladek then barters his skills as a shoemaker for more favors

    Vladek then barters his skills as a shoemaker for more favors
  • He save enough to bribe Anja’s transfer to Auschwitz.

  • Nazis took Vladek to "Black work"

    Nazis took Vladek to "Black work"
    Vladek is then transferred into “black work,” heavy construction work.
  • Vladek come back tinshop

    He returns to the tin shop. As a tin worker, he is sent over to Birkenau to take apart the gas chambers. And someone told them a lot things about gas.
  • Vladek and Anja escaped from Srodula and walked in the direction of Sosnowiec

    Vladek and Anja escaped from Srodula and walked in the direction of Sosnowiec
  • Vladek saved by Americans

    Vladek saved by Americans
    Vladek and his friedn worked American.
  • Vladek came back Home

    Vladek came back Home
    Vladek eventually makes it back to Sosnowiec, where he reunites with Anja.
  • Vladek and Anja moved to US

    Vladek and Anja moved to US
    Because Unle Herman helped them to got the visa
  • Anja suicided

    Anja suicided
    Vladek was depressed and hopeless.
  • Vladek go to Florida

    Vladek go to Florida
    Vladek the third time in one month-water in the lungs. And he want to go to his N.Y. hospital, because it was near his son-Art
  • Vladek dead.

    Vladek dead.